It destroyed the power of Lee's army to conduct offensive campaigns; it proved the Union army was not the equal of the Confederates, and it increased the morale of the Union forces. However, the true turning point occurred on the same day when Grant took Vicksburg, closing the Mississippi to the South, and tightening the stranglehold of the blockade in light of the Anaconda Plan.
Most historians and scholars believe the turning point of the American Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in July 1863.
The true turning point of the Civil War was the seizure of Vicksburg, but it was really the result of a siege.
The Battle of Gettysburg.
Vicksburg
The actual turning point was the fall of Vicksburg at around the same time.
It used to be considered so, but contemporary historians favor Vicksburg.
Most historians and scholars believe the turning point of the American Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in July 1863.
Gettysburg
battle of Gettysburg
the battle of bull run
because it was the turning point in the war
The turning point was not a battle but a siege, the Siege of Vicksburg.
The true turning point of the Civil War was the seizure of Vicksburg, but it was really the result of a siege.
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg.
Vicksburg